SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Seoul and its adjacent areas will gain 36,000 hotel rooms over the next four years, the government said Wednesday while unveiling a package of measures to boost the local

(LEAD)SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- President Lee Myung-bak told ruling party leaders Wednesday that he will consult them about his pick for justice minister, an aide said, amid a looming row over Lee

(LEAD) SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean stocks ended 0.94 percent higher on Wednesday as investors snapped up major automakers and oil refiners amid weakening jitters over the contagion of G

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean chip giant Hynix Semiconductor Inc. said Wednesday that it agreed with Toshiba Corp.

HONG KONG, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Shenzhen, one of China's major manufacturing hubs, has raised its monthly minimum wage for this year, officials said Wednesday, adding to pressure on South Korean and

HONG KONG, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Shenzhen, one of China's major manufacturing hubs, has raised its monthly minimum wage for this year, officials said Wednesday, adding to pressure on South Korean and

HONG KONG, July 13 (Yonhap) -- Shenzhen, one of China's major manufacturing hubs, has raised its monthly minimum wage for this year, officials said Wednesday, adding to pressure on South Korean and

SINGAPORE, July 13 (Bernama) -- Mega sporting events create significant increases in expenditure and give host countries a chance to shine on the global stage, said Visa Inc, a global leader in pay

SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- A Seoul appellate court on Wednesday sentenced a fraudulent seal maker to three years in prison for defrauding the government in a project to make the nation's fourth sta

(News Focus) SEOUL, July 13 (Yonhap) -- It has only been a week since PyeongChang won the right to host South Korea's first Winter Olympics in 2018, yet political matters are threatening to sidetra